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06/30/2008 - 02:02 PM
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Charley Boorman on the ‘Race to Dakar’ rally bike that Simon Pavey will ride up the hill at Goodwood. (Photo: BMW) » More Photos
Over the weekend of July 11th – 13th, the legendary Goodwood Festival of Speed takes place and BMW will once again play a part in the annual celebration, which brings thousands of motorsport fanatics to Goodwood House in Chichester, in southern England.
The Festival is an unrivalled social and sporting occasion in the motor racing calendar. The main attraction at the Festival of Speed is the hillclimb competition, which is held throughout the weekend on a 1.15 mile course on parkland roads in the grounds of Goodwood House. Traditionally, star riders and drivers on historical bikes and cars race along a tree-lined avenue, before climbing a steep and narrow estate road to the top of the hill overlooking the picturesque South Downs.
The motorcycle category of the timed competition caters for some of the world’s most famous competition bikes and
Making a first appearance in the United Kingdom is BMW Motorrad Motorsport’s factory HP2 Sport endurance race machine that has already seen action in the Le Mans 24 Hour race and at Daytona this year. Team rider Richard Cooper, who finished in a fantastic fifth place in the Formula Xtreme Daytona 200 race in March, will ride it as fast as he dares up the famous hill.
The off-road world will be neatly represented by Simon Pavey, who is best known as the man who taught Ewan McGregor to ride off-road in preparation for his Long Way Round and Long Way Down adventures. He also prepared McGregor’s round-the-world travelling companion Charley Boorman for the 2007 Dakar Rally and ended up competing in and finishing the gruelling race, after Boorman crashed out of contention.
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